Reflections
Monthly reflections shared in worship at a local United Church.
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The Holy Work of Showing Up: Feeling Fear and Great Joy as You Take the Next Step
On Easter morning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary show us that faith is not always certainty—it is often the courage to keep showing up in love, even when the future is unclear. This reflection explores grief, resurrection, and the holy work of presence in a world still learning how to hope.
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Held While We Change: Sowing Seeds of Love in Lent
Lent is not a test we pass. It is a season of reorientation away from shame, toward love; away from striving, toward grace. In this reflection on Abram, Psalm 121, and Nicodemus, we remember that God meets us in the middle of becoming, and holds us while we change.
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No Sidelines, No Superheroes: Practicing Love Together
When the news feels heavy, it’s easy to drift to the sidelines or try to become the hero. This sermon is a gentle refusal of both, and an invitation into shared, steady love.
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Epiphany: The Light That Arrives and Leads
Epiphany is not light we manufacture. It is light that arrives, leads, and changes the road we take home. A sermon on Isaiah 60, Matthew 2, and Psalm 72, with a simple thread to carry all week.
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Advent Peace: The Kind That Grows From Within
Advent Peace is not sentimental. It grows where justice takes root and where we tend the inner landscape, clearing a path for grounded, compassionate living.
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Remembering All Saints: Write the Vision, Make It Plain.
When the world feels upside down and justice seems delayed, Habakkuk’s cry becomes our prayer. On All Saints Day, we’re invited to write the vision plainly, and live it through small, steady acts of courage and love.
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Standing Tall Again: The Courage to Heal (Luke 13)
A woman bent low for eighteen years is seen, named, and restored. This sermon reflects on Sabbath as restoration and offers a simple nature pause to help you stand a little taller inside.